Definition of outpatient
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment — compare inpatient
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They were affiliated with The Pathway Home, a nonprofit organization that served veterans at the Yountville site with outpatient care.
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And outpatient care for lung cancer costs 28 percent more in Northern California — $29,400 compared to $22,900.
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The pediatric cancer outpatient clinic was added last month, bringing the total to 19 units.
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Next owns other buildings once leased to Sports Authority, including a Lakeview store at Clark and Halsted streets now leased to an Advocate Medical Group outpatient clinic.
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Festival participants are enrolled for care at the Lovell Center, either at the main campus or at local outpatient clinics.
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But Missouri had experienced two straight weeks of decreased flu-like illness visits to both emergency rooms and outpatient clinics as a percentage of all visits, falling below 9 percent in both areas.
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He's made great strides since then, thanks to medication and his work at Participation Station, a peer-run outpatient clinic for serious mental illness.
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DaVita Medical Group, which has nearly 300 medical clinics along with about 40 surgery centers and urgent care clinics, will become part of UnitedHealth Group's doctors' office and outpatient clinic division.
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First Known Use of outpatient
1715
OUTPATIENT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of outpatient for English Language Learners
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: a person who goes to a doctor's office or hospital for treatment but who does not spend the night there
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